Alaska Airlines Flight 60

Alaska Airlines Flight 60
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 727 in 1979, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident.
Accident
DateApril 5, 1976 (1976-04-05)
SummaryRunway overrun, pilot error
SiteKetchikan International Airport, Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 727-81
OperatorAlaska Airlines
RegistrationN124AS
Flight originTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
1st stopoverJuneau International Airport, AK (JNU/PAJN), Juneau, Alaska, United States
Last stopoverKetchikan International Airport, Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
DestinationSeattle–Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, Washington, United States
Occupants50
Passengers43
Crew7
Fatalities1
Injuries49 (32 serious and 17 minor)
Survivors49

The crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 60 was an accident involving a Boeing 727-81 of the American airline Alaska Airlines at Ketchikan International Airport in Ketchikan, Alaska, United States, on April 5, 1976, resulting in the death of a passenger with 32 serious and 17 minor injured survivors among the initial 50 passengers and crew on board.[1]

  1. ^ "Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. 1996. Retrieved December 4, 2022.